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| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | South Side Weekly | Opening Day for the Obama Presidential Center | https://southsideweekly.com/opening-day-for-the-obama-presidential-center/ | The Obama Presidential Center opened its doors to the public in Jackson Park over the weekend of June 19-21, after hosting a private opening ceremony streamed to the public and at Midway Plaisance Park. The weekend included events in celebration of Juneteenth and Father’s Day with performances on the campus’ … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | South Side Weekly | Obama Presidential Center Opens on Juneteenth | https://southsideweekly.com/obama-presidential-center-opens-on-juneteenth/ | A fter a joyous opening over Juneteenth weekend, the Obama Presidential Center—the neobrutalist monument to Barack Obama’s presidential tenure—now looms over Hyde Park. Coverage of the opening generated great demand and interest, with tickets already selling out through most of November. The towering museum chronicles Obama’s path to power, an … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Popular Midwest convenience store chain eyes expansion, plans 400 new stores | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/popular-midwest-convenience-store-chain-eyes-expansion-plans-400-new-stores/3954361/ | Casey's General Stores, the nation's third-largest convenience store retailer, is planning a major expansion over the coming years, complete with hundreds of new stores, additional food offerings and operational improvements. The Iowa-based chain has steadily expanded across the United States, adding more than 500 stores since its last strategic plan … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Illinois cocktails-to-go law set to become permanent July 1 | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-cocktails-to-go-law-set-to-become-permanent-july-1/3954369/ | Those of legal drinking age have been able to get cocktails to go in Illinois for several years now, under a pandemic-era law. Now, that option won't be going away. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][1] WATCH HERE ][2] A measure making cocktails to … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago-area man sexually assaulted, beat, kidnapped girlfriend, prosecutors say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hanover-park-man-abused-girlfriend | #### The Brief * * A DuPage County man was accused of sexually assaulting, beating, and kidnapping his girlfriend. * Jose Rojas-Alcocer, 32, was charged with several crimes, including criminal sexual assault, kidnapping, and domestic battery. * He was arrested in Syracuse, New York, after his girlfriend called police and … |
| View Article | 3:01 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Review: Djo goes back to the beginning in return to Chicago | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/06/27/review-djo-joe-keery-chicago-theatre | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Whenever Joe Keery is back in Chicago, we all feel it. On Friday, the “Stranger Things” alum brought his … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | CBS Local | Venezuela death toll rises as search for earthquake survivors enters 3rd day | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/venezuela-earthquake-search-rescue-la-guaira/ | The situation is growing more [ desperate by the hour in Venezuela ][16] as people dig through the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings three days after twin earthquakes struck the country. Jorge Rodriguez, the president of the National Assembly, said Saturday afternoon the death toll has risen to … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | CBS Local | Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting married at Madison Square Garden? Here's what we know. | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-madison-square-garden/ | Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce really getting married at Madison Square Garden? [ Frenzied speculation ][1] surrounding the superstar singer and football player's upcoming wedding has spiked over the past few days as reports swirl that the two are getting married the first week in July at the iconic … |
| View Article | 3 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | ABC Local | Scammers using AI to create convincing fake delivery texts, emails | How to protect yourself | https://abc7chicago.com/post/phishing-scammers-using-ai-create-convincing-fake-delivery-texts-emails-big-online-shopping-events-like-prime-day/19397204/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- If you scored deals during Prime Day, be on the lookout for scammers preying on your deliveries. Security experts at Truecaller warn that fake delivery texts and emails surge after major shopping events as scammers try to cash in on the flood of online orders. ### [ … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | WBEZ | What to know about Chicago's 2026 Pride Parade: Route, street closures and more | https://www.wbez.org/lgbtq/2026/06/27/what-to-know-about-chicagos-2026-pride-parade-route-street-closures-and-more | For the 55th year, Chicago’s Pride Parade is stepping off to celebrate the city’s LGBTQ+ community. This year’s theme, “Free to Be Proud,” comes amid increasing attacks on the LGBTQ+ community across the nation — including in Illinois, which is largely considered a haven for queer people in the Midwest. … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Smoke billows from warehouse fire on Chicago's Lower West Side | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/smoke-billows-from-warehouse-fire-on-chicagos-lower-west-side/3954338/ | Smoke was seen pouring out of a warehouse during a fire Saturday morning on Chicago's Lower West Side, authorities said. The fire was reported at around 11:30 a.m. in the 2500 block of South Paulina Street near South Blue Island Avenue. Video captured on the Citizen app showed smoke billowing … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Extreme heat watch issued for Cook County as heat wave approaches | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/extreme-heat-watch-issued-for-cook-county-as-heat-wave-approaches/3954344/ | The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat watch in the coming days as [ temperatures climb to dangerous levels, ][1] with heat index values exceeding 100 degrees. According to the agency, the watch will take effect for Cook County beginning Monday afternoon and continuing through Wednesday evening. While … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Analyzing Blackhawks' 2026 draft picks: Xavier Villeneuve, Ryan Roobroeck are high-upside swings | https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2026/06/27/blackhawks-draft-picks-2026-analysis-xavier-villeneuve-ryan-roobroeck | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] After sitting quiet throughout the first round of the NHL draft [ Friday ][7] , the [ Blackhawks ][8] … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | CBS Local | Elgin police continue search for man with knife who jumped in Fox River | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/elgin-police-fox-river/ | The search continues Saturday for a man who Elgin police said was running away with a large knife and [ went into the Fox River ][4] after an incident Friday morning. Elgin police confirmed the search resumed. Police said shortly before 11 a.m., they were called to Highland and State … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | CBS Local | Extreme heat watch taking effect in Cook County this week | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/extreme-heat-watch-cook-county/ | An Extreme Heat Watch is taking effect on Monday in Cook County. Heat index values are expected to reach over 105 degrees from Monday to Wednesday at 10 p.m., prompting the watch. Feels like temperaures could reach 100 to 110 degrees. ![931cd6fa-0cdf-4063-891c-5f4d5e0847e4.png ][1] Highs are expected to climb bear 98 … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | June 27, 2026 | ABC Local | Crucial window for rescuing survivors narrows as Venezuela enters third day after deadly twin quakes | https://abc7chicago.com/post/venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-rises-crucial-window-rescuing-survivors-narrows-deadly-earthquakes/19396632/ | LA GUAIRA, Venezuela -- The situation has grown more desperate by the hour in Venezuela as people dig through the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings three days after the devastating one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes, knowing time is running out to find survivors. Authorities announced Friday … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | June 27, 2026 | NBC Local | 1 killed when vehicle hits car, IDOT SUV stopped on I-57 shoulder | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/1-killed-when-vehicle-hits-car-idot-suv-stopped-on-i-57-shoulder/3954309/ | One person died in a crash after a vehicle struck a car and and an Illinois Department of Transportation SUV that were stopped along Interstate 57 near Blue Island, authorities said. The collision was reported at around 4:46 a.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes of the interstate near 127th Street. … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | June 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Pete Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after police say he was target of false report | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pete-buttigieg-was-briefly-separated-from-his-children-after-police-say-he-was-target-of-false-report/3954311/ | Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false and that he says forced him to spend a night away from his four-year-old twins. According to Buttigieg, a Michigan State Police officer and a child protective services worker came to his home … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | June 27, 2026 | NBC Local | The 2026 Chicago Pride Parade steps off Sunday. Here's how to watch live | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/the-2026-chicago-pride-parade-steps-off-sunday-heres-how-to-watch-live/3954327/ | [ The Chicago Pride Parade, ][1] a decades-old North Side tradition, is expected to bring hundreds of thousands to the city on Sunday in what organizers described as a celebration of love and unity. Now in its 55th year, the parade features around 150 colorful floats, entertainment, live performances and … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | June 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Man fatally shot in Austin | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/27/man-fatally-shot-in-austin | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] A 22-year-old man shot Tuesday has died after the Austin neighborhood attack. The man was in the 700 block … |